ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160333
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EE252 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Luneburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.152/Fassberg |
| B.152/Fassberg |
Collided in cloud with Meteor EE273 of the same unit. Crashed. Pilot killed.
Sqdn Ldr (117728) Leslie William Watts RAFVR. R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.redtwo.plus.com/616/Welcomehist.htm
RAF Casualties-1945
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2013 09:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-May-2015 16:36 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2018 07:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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